Allow communities in England and Wales to use beavers for flood management
Beavers, the greatest watercourse engineers on the planet, can help communities to slow the flow of water across river catchments, thereby protecting them from flooding, at very low cost. Beavers increase water storage protecting against drought, increase biodiversity and improve water quality.
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- 06 MAR 2025Petition rejectedalready-happening
You can find more information about the wild release and management of beavers here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england Environmental policy is a devolved and the Welsh Parliament has its own Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Welsh Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.senedd.wales/
- 15 JAN 2025Petition created
Background
For more evidence of the benefits of beavers to communities in tackling the climate and nature crises, please see the River Otter Beaver Trial Science and Evidence Report available here:- https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/what-we-do/our-projects/river-otter-beaver-trial